siempre

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Asturian

Adverb

siempre

  1. always

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Spanish siempre, sienpre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin semper (compare Catalan sempre and Portuguese sempre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsjempɾe/ [ˈsjẽm.pɾe]

Adverb

siempre

  1. always
    ¿Por qué siempre me mientes?
    Why do you always lie to me?
    Las cosas no siempre han sido así.
    Things haven't always been that way.
  2. (colloquial) ultimately, in the end
    Siempre no fui a la fiesta.
    I ended up not going to the party.

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Tagalog: siyempre